Mario y su Timbeko

A band formed by Cuban singer, songwriter and percussionist Mario “Mayito” Salomon, Timbeko features: Danny Rodriguez on congas and vocals, bass player George Walker, pianist Lucas Quitana, vocalists and percussion player Joseph Duran, vocalist and guitar player Victor Ismael. The band had their debut on the streets of Oakland at the 2018 Temescal Street Fair. Timbeko incorporates elements of R&B, Gospel, Jazz and Funk into the sounds of popular Cuban Salsa, also known as Timba. They have performed in multiple festivals: Oaktoberfest, Hayward Latin Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Fest, San Francisco Carnaval, and Pecan Street Festival in Austin Texas; and  they've played the best clubs in the Bay Area such as Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, Freight & Salvage, The New Parish, SF JAZZ Center, SF. They have frequented Parker Jazz in Austin and other venues in San Antonio, Houston, and Miami, Florida as well. They have also performed a live set for “Con Sabor” on KPFA Radio. 

They are considered the Bay Area’s and recently Austin TX hottest Latin band. On one of their shows they featured musicians from Los Van Van, Grammy Award Winners and one of the best bands from Cuba. On their single “Nadie Sabe Nada" they feature Yordys Larrazabal, lead singer of Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor, another top Cuban salsa band. Recently Timbeko released a new single “Sola Te Quedaste” that is having great acceptance into the Salsa/Timba community in a lot of places around the world.